Self-supervised learning in the autonomous industry refers to the use of unlabeled or semi-supervised large-scale collected data to train recognition models for real-world perception tasks in autonomous systems. This is a data-intensive approach, however, it holds great potential for the ever-growing field of autonomous systems, including drone research, autonomous exploration, and bio-inspired systems. The goal is to develop autonomous systems that can think and react independently in real-world situations.
→ We aim to push the boundaries of this field by challenging contestants to develop cutting-edge, industry-level autonomous systems through self-supervised learning techniques
Eligibility
⛳️VERIFY YOUR PARTICIPATION: Join the Discord channel and go to #verify-participation to leave your username on the platform wowdao.ai there.
⛳️ VERIFY SUBMISSION: To ensure that no submissions are missed, after submitting on platform
- Please verify your submission by email us at contact@wowdao-ai with the subject line "Your Team Name + Your Competition"
- OR Go to #verify-submission on Discord to leave "Your Team Name + Your Competition"
⛳️ Contestant Teams must be made up of 1-5 contestants. ⛳️ Each Contestant must accept the Terms and Conditions of the Hackathon. Please read it carefully.
🚀 SCORING CRITERIA
Each project will be evaluated on a scale of 0–10 for each criterion
| Scoring criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Innovation | Whether or not the technology or design breaks ground. The new project attacks a new problem and provides a good solution. |
| Functionality | Whether or not the outputs are fully functional- meet intentions (e.g. actually does what you say it is supposed to do) |
| Originality/creativity | Whether or not the product is unique from other products or ideas already implemented |
| Practical implementation | Whether or not the overall product is clear as how it was developed (framework, coding conventions, naming conventions), sustainable and affordable to implement in the near future. |
| Consistency with hackathon theme | Whether or not the product is related to the concept of the hackathon |
| Benefit to humanity | Whether or not the product can bring about definite social benefits |
✨ SUBMISSION CRITERIA
| Submission items | Details |
|---|---|
| Video | Video to demo product (Recommend: 1 minute length) |
| Pitch deck | Pitch deck (Recommend: up to 10 slides) |
| Codebase (Optional) | Provide a publically available GitHub/Gitlab or other code repository |
✨ TIMELINE & MILESTONE
⛳️ Registration period: Feb, 1st - July, 30th 2023 💪 Judging period: May, 1st - Aug, 30th 2023 ⛳️ First draft submission: 1st week of July (No later than July 7th) 🚀 Submission due date: Aug, 1st 2023 🏆 Final round: Sep, 28th-29th 2023
NOTE:
- To make sure we can keep track of everyone's progress and provide the necessary support, we kindly ask all teams to submit their first drafts by the 1st week of July and join Discord channel. These two requirements are mandatory to qualify for the final round of the competition.
- Submit the first draft is a great opportunity to get valuable feedback from judges before final submission
Important steps
- STEP 1: Select your competition
- STEP 2: Join Discord
- STEP 3: Form your team & find your mentor (Refer to Tutorials for guidance on HOW TO FIND YOUR TEAMMATE AND YOUR MENTOR)
- STEP 4: Design & Build your products
- STEP 5: Submit your output Head to Submit result on platform (Check out the video on HOW TO SUBMIT here)
🌟 Huge prize pool for top winners
The Worldwide AI Hackathon will award first, second, and third-place prizes. Disclaimer: Please be aware that the organizer retains the right to modify the terms if deemed necessary.
🚀 Get funded and commercialize your winning products
- Receive funding and support from the AI community through the upcoming WowDAO decentralized autonomous organization and commercialize your winning products in the form of IP-NFTs. More details about the DAO will be provided.
💼 Job opportunities with tech giant corps
- Grab the opportunity to leverage your profile and get hired by our partner corporations.
🤝 Networking with incredible judges and speakers
- The top 3 winners of our hackathon will have the unique opportunity to attend a VIP networking session with AI thought leaders serving as judges and speakers
🏆 Get your AI innovations verified by AI thought leaders from tech giants
🛠️ Free access to an all-in-one supportive platform
- Kick off your AI projects with free access to our built-in tools from data crawling, auto-annotation, ML training environment, or code demo environment. The platform supports multiple frameworks.
🌟 Airdrop tokens of the Decentralized Autonomous Organization for AI community
- Join the first fully decentralized autonomous organization for the AI community and receive airdrop tokens. The hackathon is the first step in building this DAO. More details will be provided during the event.
🧑💼 Expert mentorship from diverse backgrounds
- Get support from our experienced mentors with not only new technologies or tech stacks, but also industry experience, business and insight, project management, marketing, and sales skills, to build a usable and potential project.
🚀 Accelerate your AI innovations incubate your AI innovations to a successful startup
Important steps
- STEP 1: Select your competition
- STEP 2: Join Discord
- STEP 3: Form your team & find your mentor
- STEP 4: Design & Build your products
- STEP 5: Submit your output: Head to Submit result -> Publish
Video tutorials
- How to submit your project: Click here
- How to check feedback and revise project: Click here
- How to find mentors: Click here
- How to form a new team & find teammates: Click here
💻 HOW TO FORM A TEAM & FIND YOUR TEAMMATE???
✨ If you want to form a new team:
Click Create a new team & Join this competition and go to "My Teams" to invite your team members.
✨ If you want to join an existing team:
Go to Teams and select the desired team → Request to join
✨ IF YOU WANT TO FIND YOUR TEAMMATE?
Go to 🏅find-a-teammate channel on Discord and look for other participants and potential team members to join with you.
Tips to find your teammate:
Tip 1: Go to #Find-a-teammate on Discord: Please share information about your skills and expertise, the competitions you're interested in, your timezone, and the type of teammate you're looking for.
Tip 2: Build your Team page and promote it: Share your Team page with your friends, and also consider promoting it in AI forums, groups, and social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn by:
- Heading over to My Team → Team description on platform
- Filling in all information about the competition you've chosen and your profile, to make it more attractive to potential teammates. Please note: If you've already created a new team but want to join another one, go to "My Teams → Disband team" then follow the above-mentioned steps.
✨ HOW CAN I FIND MY MENTOR?
(1) 🏆 Go to Dashboard →Competitions → Mentors → Invite.
When you have their answers, you can officially invite them into your team in the platform or remove them by Going to My team → Member → Invite mentors/ Revoke
OR (2) 🏆 Go to 💪find-a-mentor channel on Discord and ask for help from our entire mentor community
